• Trombone Shorty, illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Troy Andrews and published by (Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS)• Waiting, illustrated and written by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins)• Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, illustrated by Ekua Holmes, written by Carole Boston Weatherford (Candlewick Press)• Last Stop on Market Street, illustrated by Christian Robinson, written by Matt de la Peña (G.P. Putnam’s Sons/Penguin)

Honor Books:• Nana in the City written and illustrated by Lauren Castillo, (Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)• The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art, illustrated by Mary GrandPré, written by Barb Rosenstock (Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books)• Sam & Dave Dig a Hole, illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett (Candlewick Press)• Viva Frida, written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales (Roaring Brook Press, a Neal Porter Book)• The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers)• This One Summer, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki, written by Mariko Tamaki (First Second)​

• Journey, written and illustrated by Aaron Becker (Candlewick Press)• Flora and the Flamingo, written and illustrated by Molly Idle (Chronicle Books)• Mr. Wuffles! written and illustrated by David Wiesner (Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing)​

• All the World ,illustrated by Marla Frazee, written by Liz Garton Scanlon (Beach Lane Books)• Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors , illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Joyce Sidman (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)​

• A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee (Harcourt, Inc.)• How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz (Farrar Straus Giroux)• A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams , illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.)​

Honor Books:• Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimans (Walker)• Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Carole Boston Weatherford (Hyperion/Jump at the Sun)​

Honor Books:• Rosa illustrated by Bryan Collier and written by Nikki Giovanni (Henry Holt and Company)• Zen Shorts illustrated and written by Jon J. Muth (Scholastic Press)• Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride illustrated and written by Marjorie Priceman. (An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster)• Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems illustrated by Beckie Prange, written by Joyce Sidman (Houghton Mifflin Company)​

Honor Books:• Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine (Harcourt, Inc.)• What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? illustrated and written by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. (Houghton Mifflin Company)• Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems. (Hyperion)

• The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins illustrated by Brian Selznick, written by Barbara Kerley (Scholastic)• Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Doreen Rappaport (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion)• The Stray Dog by Marc Simont (HarperCollins)​

• The Gardener illustrated by David Small / Text: Sarah Stewart (Farrar)• Harlem illustrated by Christopher Myers / Text: Walter Dean Myers (Scholastic)• There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback (Viking)​

• Hansel and Gretel , illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky; text: retold by Rika Lesser (Dodd)• Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri (Greenwillow)• The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend , retold and illustrated by John Steptoe (Lothrop)​

• Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song by Peter Spier (Doubleday)• Little Bear's Visit , illustrated by Maurice Sendak; text: Else H. Minarik (Harper)• The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up , illustrated by Adrienne Adams; text: Alice E. Goudey (Scribner)​

• Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey (Viking)• All Around the Town , illustrated by Helen Stone; text: Phyllis McGinley (Lippincott)• Juanita by Leo Politi (Scribner)• Fish in the Air by Kurt Wiese (Viking)​